On Tuesday, I had a minor operation. It was one of those girly operations that really should not be discussed, so I won't go into detail, but I did want to share the operating room experience.
These days, they make you walk into the operating room, rather than wheel you in. This gives you the feeling that you are entering into a party, where you are the centre of attention but you aren't actually going to be a wake for most of it.
I must admit, was taken aback by how many people were in the room. So I resorted to my "work mingling mode" and announced to the room, "Hi, I'm Catherine. Given you are all about to see a side of me that I don't show too many people, I thought we should all introduce ourselves"
I then went and shook hands with the 7 people present. They were all wearing masks, but I could tell that they were trying very hard not to laugh.
I then got on the table and turned to my surgeon and said "Look, while you're down there, could you remove that spot on my leg. I mean you are going to be down that end of my body and you have a scalpel, so really it shouldn't be that much extra work." To my delight, she agreed.
So all in all, it was a good experience. I won't be leaping like a gazelle in the near future, but I am recovering fine and like the fact that I have left seven people in the medical profession with a great story to tell.
These days, they make you walk into the operating room, rather than wheel you in. This gives you the feeling that you are entering into a party, where you are the centre of attention but you aren't actually going to be a wake for most of it.
I must admit, was taken aback by how many people were in the room. So I resorted to my "work mingling mode" and announced to the room, "Hi, I'm Catherine. Given you are all about to see a side of me that I don't show too many people, I thought we should all introduce ourselves"
I then went and shook hands with the 7 people present. They were all wearing masks, but I could tell that they were trying very hard not to laugh.
I then got on the table and turned to my surgeon and said "Look, while you're down there, could you remove that spot on my leg. I mean you are going to be down that end of my body and you have a scalpel, so really it shouldn't be that much extra work." To my delight, she agreed.
So all in all, it was a good experience. I won't be leaping like a gazelle in the near future, but I am recovering fine and like the fact that I have left seven people in the medical profession with a great story to tell.